Radici Group


RadiciGroup is a large Italian corporation with a network of production and sales sites located in Europe, North America, South America and Asia. RadiciGroup is one of the world’s leading producers of a wide range of chemical intermediates, polyamide polymers, engineering plastics, synthetic fibres and nonwovens.
The headquarters of the Group remain in Bergamo, specifically in Gandino, a narrow valley embraced by the Orobic Pre-Alps, where back in 1941 the founder Pietro Radici established the first textile company. Across generations the solid family tradition has into the secret of the Group’s international success.

Production Chain

RadiciGroup manages diversified businesses worldwide focused on Chemicals, Plastics and Synthetic Fibres with total control over its production chain, from products such as adipic acid, polyamide 6 and polyamide 6.6 to yarns and engineering plastics. This control constitutes one of RadiciGroup’s key strengths.

Chemicals Area

In the Chemicals sector the main products are:
In the Plastics sector the main products are:
In the Fibres sector the main products are:
Fibres applications: apparel, home furnishings and automotive interiors, residential and automotive use, tailor-made products for automotive applications, such as tyre cord, airbags, filters, hoses and belts.
RadiciGroup's products are exported all over the world, and are the starting-point for developments in the clothing, sport, furnishings, automotive, electrical/electronic and appliances sectors.

History and acquisitions

In the 1980s Radici Chimica S.p.A. came into being following the purchase of an ex-Montedison production site in Novara.
In 2011 RadiciGroup acquired the German dorix GmbH, based in Selbitz – Hochfranken, Bavaria. dorix GmbH is the European leader in the production of PA6 staple and PP staple products.

Sustainability

Accountability, transparency and ethical conduct: these are the cornerstones of the RadiciGroup Sustainability Policy. Sustainable development and corporate social responsibility are the goals of the Group’s business activities, day in and day out. Every year there is a new edition of the Sustainability Report according to the GRI method.
The Group follows the Responsible Care program, a valuable tool that provides the necessary inputs in order to achieve continual, significant and tangible improvements, especially when it forces a company to find and recognize its limitations.
RadiciGroup, to confirm once again its commitment to sustainability, in 2008 pre-registered with REACH regulation authority.,